Performing Student & Parents/Guardians Responsibilities-All Students must maintain good class and rehearsal attendance in order to perform. Missing 3 or more unexcused classes or rehearsals may have an effect on roles. -Please inform Artistic Director prior to missing classes to make certain they are excusable. -Checking Ballet Bulletin board outside studio or ballet website for rehearsals or updates. -Please send artistic Director current email address via Academy's website "Contact Form" Ballet newsletters and important performing information is sent to all parents via emails. -PLEASE NOTE "Full-Call" rehearsals are mandatory and may not be missed. These rehearsals allow the dancer to work with all the other dancers they do not typically have a chance to rehearse with during their class time. These happen during the last few weeks prior to performance dates. - All tuitions, costume and performance fees must be paid in full in order to perform. -Lead roles may require private coaching lessons (at additional cost). Student will be informed if needed. __________________________________________Saturday Full Call rehearsals- All Saturday Full Call Rehearsals are Mandatory- if unable to attend please contact Artistic Director- roles may be affected if one or more are missed. -Pre- Ballet Levels attend the last 1-2 (out of the 3) Saturday Full Call Rehearsals. -Ballet 1A-6 must attend all 3 Saturday Full Call rehearsals. -Make certain to review each weeks call times- they may vary.-Saturday STUDIO DRESS REHEARSAL -is held on the last Saturday Full Call Rehearsal date. -students rehearse in their costumes & head-pieces and must have their hair in a performance bun. -this is the performers chance to test out their costumes while dancing. This allows a week time prior to performances to fix or make needed or extra alterations. -Parents or Guardians are responsible in watching over & helping their child change into costumes. - Certain levels may have 1 or more costumes. - All students are required to wear a nude colored spaghetti strapped leotard under their costumes. (this helps with itchy costumes) -Please bring extra straight pins for headpieces to be held in place. - NO MAKE-UP is Necessary __________________________________________

Theater Full Call rehearsalsTechnical Theater Rehearsal - Students gather in theater auditorium- no dressing rooms used. -When your child's class is finished please leave auditorium quietly. Another class has begun their rehearsal and needs the theater quiet to hear music and instructions.Theater Dress Rehearsal- held the day before opening night -Is a closed rehearsal- no parents or guardians allowed in auditorium. A professional photographer is present taking pictures- pictures may be purchased. -This rehearsal is treated as a performance- All performers are in full costume, performance make-up and bun. -Dressing rooms are assigned by levels - all costumes located in dressing rooms. Please no eating or drinking in costumes!- All costumes & headpieces must be left in dressing rooms, costumes are replaced on students named labeled hanger.

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Performance Parent Volunteering--All parents are required to sign up to help volunteer at at least 1 performance-A volunteer sign up sheet is posted outside the ballet studio next to the bulletin board at the beginning of each new term. -Volunteer's are responsible to help within their child's class only. -Volunteers help make certain all children are dressed with head pieces on tightly, and costumes are hung up with all pieces accounted for.